Manju Ahuja
Short Biography
Manju Ahuja is Professor and University Scholar in the CIS Department at the
College of Business, University of Louisville, Kentucky. She has previously held
faculty positions at the Kelley School of Business (Indiana University), Florida State
University, and Pennsylvania State University. Her publications have appeared in
journals such as MIS Quarterly, Management Science, Information Systems
Research, Organization Science, Journal of Management, European Journal of
Information Systems, Journal of MIS, Journal of AIS, Small Group Research,
Decision Support Systems, Communications of the ACM, Database for Advances in
Information Systems, and the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communications. She
has been ranked among the top 100 researchers in the field of Information Systems
(rankings ranges from 11 to 81) worldwide by a variety of sources (e.g., Gallivan and
Benbunan-Fich, 2006; http://vvenkatesh.com/isranking).
Manju is a Senior Editor at Management Information Systems Quarterly. She has
served in editorial roles at many elite journals including Management Information
Systems Quarterly (Senior Editor, 2014-2016, Associate Editor, 2010-2013), Information
Systems Research (Associate Editor, 2006-08) and Management Science (Guest Editor).
She served as Division Chair (2011-12) of the Academy of Management’s OCIS
division and has served as Program chair for this division in 2010. She also served as
Placement Chair for the International Conference on Information Systems
Conference (ICIS) and Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) in
2010. She is actively involved in research on issues related to impacts and use of IT,
innovation related to IT, virtual communities and teams, effects of mobile
technologies, as well as management of human resources in IT professions.
Manju has held visiting scholar appointments at premier institutions across the
world, including HEC (Paris), National University of Singapore, University of New
South Wales (Sydney, Australia), Bocconi University (Milan, Italy), University of
California (Irvine), and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She has received three
National Science Foundation grants totaling $1,095,000 for her research on IT
workforce issues. Her research has been cited by publications such as Wall Street
Journal, Times of India, Strategy+Business, and Computerworld.
Manju K. Ahuja
May 22, 2017
Office
Home
College of Business
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
Telephone: (502) 852-4678
Email: [email protected]
1740 Kensington Place Lane
Louisville, KY 40205
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EDUCATION
Ph.D.
M.B.A.
B.S.
University of Pittsburgh, Management Information Systems, 1996.
Pace University, New York, Management Information Systems and
Marketing Management, 1984.
Indore University, India, 1980.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2012-
Professor and University Scholar, College of Business, University of
Louisville, Louisville, KY.
2014Visiting Scholar, The Center for Digital Transformation, The Paul Merage
School of Business, University of California, Irvine, CA.
Spring 2017 Visiting Scholar, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Spring 2014 Schidler Scholar, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Sum 2012
Visiting Scientist, School of Computing, National University of Singapore.
2010-2012
Professor, College of Business, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
2009-2010
Professor and Chair, Computer Information Systems, College of Business,
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
2007-2009
Associate Professor and Chair, Computer Information Systems, College of
Business, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Sum 2008
Visiting Scholar, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.
2001-2007
Assistant Professor, Information Systems, Kelley School of Business,
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Sum 2002
Visiting Scientist, School of Computing, National University of Singapore.
Fall 2005
Visiting Faculty, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India.
1996-2001
Assistant Professor, Information and Management Sciences, College of
Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
1995-1996
Assistant Professor of MIS (visiting), Smeal College of Business
Administration, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
1993-1994
Adjunct Instructor, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of
Pittsburgh, PA.
1990-1993
Graduate Research Assistant, Katz Graduate School of Business,
University of Pittsburgh, PA.
1987-1989
Adjunct Professor, Raritan Valley Community College, NJ.
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EXTERNAL GRANTS
National Science Foundation (2003-2007): $713,187, Co-PI (with Jean Robinson, Chris
Ogan, and Susan Herring), Title: Toward Gender Equitable Outcomes in IT Higher
Education: Beyond Computer Science.
National Science Foundation (2009): $19,945, PI, Title: Workshop: Organizational
Communication and Information Systems (OCIS) Doctoral Student Consortium.
National Science Foundation (2009-2013): $340,000, Co-PI (with Saonee Sarker and
Suprateek Sarker), Title: Collaborative Research: Assessing Work-Life Balance of the
Globally Distributed Software Development Workforce.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Sarker, S., M. Ahuja, and S. Sarker (forthcoming), “Work-Life Balance of Distributed
Software Development Personnel: A Multi-Country, Multi-Method Investigation”,
Information Systems Research.
Mattingly E.S; T. Kushev, M. Ahuja, and D. Ma (forthcoming), “Entrepreneurial
Experience, Metacognitive Experience, Metacognitive Knowledge and Persistence
Research-oriented”, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal.
Suh, A., C. Cheung, and M. Ahuja, and Wagner, C. (2017), “Gamification in the
Workplace: The Central Role of the Aesthetic Experience”, Journal of Management
Information Systems, 34, 1, 268-305.
Bock, GW, M. Ahuja, Suh, A., and Yap, L. (2015), “Sustainability of a Virtual
Community: Integrating Individual and Structural Dynamics”, Journal of the
Association for Information Systems. 16, 6.
Gallivan, M. and M. Ahuja (2015), “Co-authorship, Homophily, and Scholarly Influence
in Information Systems Research,” Journal of the Association for Information Systems.
16, 12.
Mitteness, C, M. Ahuja, and R. Sudek (2014), “The Formation of Interpersonal Relations
and the Moderating Impact of Opportunity for Interaction”, Entrepreneurship Theory
and Practice.
Kuhn J. R., M. Ahuja, and J. M. Mueller (2013), “An Examination of The Relationship of
IT Control Weakness to Company Financial Performance and Health”, International
Journal of Accounting and Information Management. 21, 3., pp. 227-240 (Highly
Commended Paper Award for 2013).
Sarker, S., Xiao, X., S. Sarker, M. Ahuja (2012), “Managing Employees’ Use of Mobile
Technologies to Minimize Work-Life Balance Impacts”, MIS Quarterly Executive, 11, 4,
pp. 143-157 (Best Published Paper Award for 2012).
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Ahuja, M. and Sinclair, R. (2012), “The Influence of Outsourcing Models on Vendor
Knowledge Integration”, Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application
(JITTA), 13, 4.
Sarker, S., M. Ahuja, S. Kirkeby, S. Sarker (2011), “The Role of Communication and Trust
in Global Virtual Teams: A Social Network Perspective”, Journal of Management
Information Systems, 28, 1, pp. 273-309.
Suh, A., K. Shin, Ahuja, M., and M. Kim (2011) “The Influence of Virtuality on Social
Networks Within and Across Work Groups: A Multilevel Approach” Journal of
Management Information Systems, 28, 1, pp. 251-386.
Arsal, R. J. Thatcher, T. Zagenczyk, D.H. Mcknight, and M. Ahuja (2009)
“Organizational Factors and Information Technology Use: Tying Perceptions of the
Organization to Perceptions of IT”, Journal of Organizational and End-User Computing,
21, pp. 37-59.
Robert, L., A. R. Dennis, A., and M. Ahuja (2008), “Social Capital and Knowledge
Integration in Digitally Enabled Teams”, Information Systems Research, 19, 3, pp. 314334.
Srite, M., J. Galvin, M. Ahuja, and E. Karahanna (2007), “Effects Of Individuals’
Psychological States on Their Satisfaction with the GSS Process”, Information and
Management, 44, 6, pp. 535-546.
Goh, D., C. Ogan, M. Ahuja, S. C. Herring, and J. Robinson (2007), “Being the Same Isn’t
Enough: Impact of Male and Female Mentors on Computer Self-Efficacy of College
Students in IT-Related Fields”, Journal of Educational Computing Research, 37, 1, pp.
19-40.
Ahuja, M. K., C. Chudoba, C. Kacmar, D. H. McKnight, and J. George (2007), “IT Road
Warriors: Balancing Work-Family Conflict, Job Autonomy, and Work Overload to
Mitigate Turnover Intentions”, MIS Quarterly, 30, 1, pp. 1-17.
Saunders, C. and M. Ahuja (2006), “All Distributed Teams the Same? Differentiating
Between Temporary and Ongoing Distributed Teams”, Small Group Research, 37, 6, pp.
661-700.
Ahuja, M. and J. Thatcher (2005), “Moving beyond Intentions and toward the Theory of
Trying: Effects of Work Environment and Gender on Post-Adoption Information
Technology Use”, MIS Quarterly, 29, 3, pp. 427-459.
Ahuja, M., F. Bélanger, and M. B. Watson-Manheim (2004), “Introduction to Special
Section on Contemporary Virtual Environments”, The Data Base for Advances in
Information Systems, 35, 1, pp. 37-39 (invited).
Ahuja, M., D. Galletta, and K. Carley (2003), “Individual Centrality and Performance in
Virtual R&D Groups: An Empirical Examination”, Management Science, 49, 1, pp. 21-38.
Ahuja, M., B. Gupta, and P. Raman (2003), “An Empirical Investigation of Online
Consumer Purchasing Behavior”, Communications of the ACM, 46, 12, pp. 145-151.
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Ahuja, M. and J. Galvin (2003), “Socialization in Virtual Groups”, Journal of
Management, 29, 2, pp. 161-185.
Ahuja, M., (2002), “Women in the Information Technology Profession: a Literature
Review, Synthesis and Research Agenda”, European Journal of Information Systems, 11,
1, pp. 20-34.
Karahanna, E., M. Ahuja, M. Srite, and J. Galvin (2002), “Individual Differences and
Relative Advantage: The Case of GSS”, Decision Support Systems, 32, 4, pp. 327-341.
George, J., K. Duffy, and M. Ahuja (2000), “Countering the Anchoring and Adjustment
Bias with Decision Support Systems”, Decision Support Systems, 29, pp. 195-206.
Ahuja, M. and K. Carley (1999), “Network Structure in Virtual Organizations”,
Organization Science, 10, 6, pp. 741-747. Also appeared in the Journal of ComputerMediated Communication, 3, 4, 1998.
Galletta, D., M. Ahuja, A. Hartman, T. Teo, and A. G. Peace (1995), “Social Influence and
End-User Training”, Communications of the ACM, 38, 7, pp. 70-79.
SUBMITTED PAPERS
Robert, L., A.R. Dennis, and M. Ahuja, “Differences are Different: Racial and Gender
Diversity in Virtual Team Collaboration”, under revision (second round) for MIS
Quarterly.
Robert, L. and M. Ahuja, “Multiple Identifications in Remote Boundary Spanning
Virtual Team Members”, under revision (second round) for MIS Quarterly.
Goyal, S., Ahuja, M. and Guan, J., “Information Systems Research Themes: A SeventeenYear Data-Driven Temporal Analysis”, submitted to the Communications of the
Association of Information Systems.
Tams, S., M. Ahuja, and J. Thatcher, “Worker Stress in the Age of Mobility: A Moderated
Mediation Model of Demands from Interruptions, Role-based Stress, and IT Use”,
submitted to Journal of Management Information Systems.
Magni, M. and Ahuja, M. and Maruping, L., “Distant but fair: justice climate and
performance in dispersed teams”, submitted to Journal of Management Information
Systems.
Kushev, T., Carter, R., and Ahuja, M., “A Social Cognitive Perspective on Opportunity
Evaluation" submitted to the Journal of Small Business Management.
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BOOKS
Robert Davison, France Belanger, Manju Ahuja, Mary Beth Watson-Manheim (2006),
Virtual Work, Teams and Organisations, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Emerald
Group Publishing Limited, Howard House, Bingley, UK.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Tams, S., J. Thatcher, M. Ahuja, (2015). The Impact of Interruptions on Technology
Usage: Exploring Interdependencies between Demands from Interruptions, Worker
Control, and Role-based Stress. In: Fred D. Davis et al. (ed.) Lecture Notes in
information Systems and Organisation: Information Systems and Neuroscience (pp. 1926), Volume 10, Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London: Springer, ISBN 978-3319-18701-3.
Arsal, R. J. Thatcher, T. Zagenczyk, D.H. Mcknight, and M. Ahuja
(2010),
“Organizational Factors and Information Technology Use: Tying Perceptions of the
Organization to Perceptions of IT”, Organizational and End-User Interactions: New
Explorations, IGI-Global (formerly Idea Group), Hershey, PA.
Ahuja, M., C. Ogan, S. Herring, and J. Robinson (2006), “Gender and Career Choice
Determinants in Information Systems Professionals: A Comparison with Computer
Science”, Human Resource Management of IT Professionals, Eds. F. Niederman and T.A.
Ferratt, Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT (refereed).
Robert, L. and M. Ahuja (2006), “When You Rarely See Your Colleagues: Salient Identity
Model (SIM) for Boundary Spanning Virtual Teams”, Human Resource Management of
IT Professionals, Eds. F. Niederman and T.A. Ferratt, Information Age Publishing,
Greenwich, CT (refereed).
Herring, S., C. Ogan, M. Ahuja, and J. Robinson (2006), “Gender and the culture of
computing in applied IT education”, Encyclopedia of Gender and Information
Technology, Ed. E. Trauth, Information Science Publishing, Hershey, PA (refereed).
Ogan, C., J. Robinson, M. Ahuja, and S. Herring (2006), “The More Things Change, the
More they Remain the Same: Gender Differences in Attitudes and Experiences Related
to Computing Among Students in Computer Science and Applied Information
Technology Programs at five U.S. Research Universities”, Women and Information
Technology: Research on the Reasons for Under-representation, Eds. W. Aspray and J.
M. Cohoon, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA (refereed).
Galvin, J. and Ahuja, M., (2001), “Am I Doing What is Expected?: An Analysis of New
Member Socialization in Virtual Organizations”, Our Virtual World: The Transformation
of Work, Play and Life via Technology, Eds. L. Chidambaram and I. Zigurs, Idea Group
Publishing (refereed).
Ahuja, M. (1999), “Knowledge Sharing in Virtual Organizations”, in The Socio-Technical
Revival, Eds. E. Coakes, R. Lloyd-Jones, and D. Willis eds., Springer-Verlag, New York
(refereed).
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PAPERS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Maruping, L. and Ahuja, M. (2012), “Offshore Project Context, Contracts and Team
Structure”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS),
Orlando, 2012.
Magni, M. and Ahuja, M. and Maruping, L. (2012), Alleviating the Perils of Dispersion:
A Study of Procedural Justice Climate and Team Innovation”, Academy of Management
Conference (AoM), (Boston, MA) (Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Conference,
OCIS Division).
Ahuja, M., R. Sinclair, and S. Sarker, (2011), “The Influence Of Outsourcing Models On
Vendor Knowledge Integration”, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems
(PACIS) (Brisbane, Australia).
Sarker, S., S. Sarker, J. Ondrus, D. Jana, M. Ahuja (2011), “The Role Of Individual,
Family-Related, And Organizational Factors In Shaping WLC In Offshoring Contexts: A
Study Of European And Indian IT Professionals”, Pacific Asia Conference on
Information Systems (PACIS) (Brisbane, Australia).
M. Thatcher, H. S. Cha, M. Ahuja, D. Pingry (2011), “IT Outsourcing: Assessing the
Antecedents and Impacts of Knowledge Integration”, Proceedings of the 44th Hawaii
International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), (Kauai, Hawaii).
Ahuja, M. and R. Sinclair (2007), “The Moderating Effect of Controls in Managing
Boundaries in Software Development Outsourcing”, International Symposium on
Information Systems, (Hyderabad, India).
NSF Conference on Information Technology Work-Force (2007), “The Duality of the
Work-life and Personal-life Strain: Which Came First”?, (Bloomington, IN)
Balaji, S., M. Ahuja, C. Ranganathan (2006), “Offshore outsourced projects: integrating
social exchange and control theoretic perspectives”, Proceedings of the 39th Hawaii
International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), (Kauai, Hawaii). Nominated for
Best paper award.
Ahuja, M., J. Robinson, S. Herring, and C. Ogan (2004), “Exploring Antecedents of
Gender Equitable Outcomes in IT Higher Education”, Proceedings of the ACM Special
Interest Group on Computer Personnel Research (SIGCPR), (Tucson, AZ).
Ahuja, M., K. Chudoba, J. George, C. Kacmar, and D. H. McKnight (2002), “Overworked
and Isolated? Predicting the Effect of Work-family Conflict, Autonomy, and Workload
on Organizational Commitment and Turnover of Virtual Workers”, Proceedings of the
35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), (Hilo, Hawaii).
Ahuja, M. and F. Rodhain (2000), “The Effects of Work-family Conflict on IT Workers’
Careers: A Gender-based Analysis”, Proceedings of the International Resource
Management Association Conference (IRMA), (Alaska, USA).
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Ahuja, M. and F. Rodhain (2000), “The Effects of Mentoring and Work-family Conflict
on IT Workers’ Careers”, Proceedings of the Association of Information Conference
(AIS), (Long Beach, CA).
Ahuja, M. (1999), “Information Exchange in Virtual Organizations: The Effects of Task,
Role, Status and Structure”, Proceedings of the International Conference of the Decision
Sciences Institute (DSI), (Athens, Greece).
Karahanna, E., M. Ahuja, J. Galvin, and M. Srite (1999), “Individual Differences and
Relative Advantage: The Case of GSS”, Proceedings of the International Conference of
the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), (Athens, Greece).
Galvin, J., M. Srite, M. Ahuja, and E. Karahanna (1999), “Individual’s Satisfaction with
Computer Aided Group Meetings: An Empirical Study”, Proceedings of the Association
of Information Conference (AIS), (Milwaukee, WI).
Ahuja, M. and V. Choudhury (1999), “Evolution of Structure in a Virtual Group: An
Empirical Examination”, Proceedings of the Association of Information Conference
(AIS), (Milwaukee).
Ahuja (1998), “Network Structure in Virtual Organizations”, Proceedings of the Sunbelt
XVIII and Fifth European International Social Networks Conference (SUNBELT), (Sitges,
Spain).
Agarwal, R., M. Ahuja, M. Gans, and P. Carter (1998), “Early and Late Adopters of IT
Innovations: Extensions to Innovation Diffusion Theory”, Proceedings of the Diffusion
Interest Group in Information Technology Conference (DIGIT), (Helsinki, Denmark).
Donald, D., M. Ahuja, and L. Scott (1997), “Constraints in Design Engineering: a Report
of Research in Progress”, Proceedings of the 8th Australasian Conference on Information
Systems (ACIS), (Adelaide, Australia).
Ahuja, M., K. Carley, and D. Galletta (1997), “Individual Centrality and Performance in
Virtual Groups”, Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group on Personnel Research
(SIGCPR), (San Francisco, CA), p. 160.
Ahuja, M. and Carley K. (1995), “Distributed Design Groups: A Case Study”,
Proceedings of the Inaugural Americas The final version of your contribution has been
received.
Ahuja, M. (1995), “Information Technology and the Gender Factor”, Proceedings of the
ACM Special Interest Group on Personnel Research (SIGCPR), Nashville, TN.
Ahuja, M. and D. Galletta (1995), “A Preliminary Study of the Bases of Social Power in
an MIS Context”, Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group on Personnel Research
(SIGCPR), Nashville, TN.
Galletta, D., M. Ahuja, A. Hartman, A. G. Peace, and T. Teo (1994), “An Empirical Study
of Peer Influence on User Attitudes, Behavior, and Performance”, Proceedings of the
International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Vancouver, Canada.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Ahuja, M., Magni, M. Trombini, C., (2017), “Mobile-Addiction from a Partner's
Perspective: A Resource Drain Theory Approach”, Academy of Management
Conference (AoM), (Atlanta, GA).
Queensland University of Technology School of Management Paper Development
Workshop, Noosa Heads, Australia, (2017), “Mobile-Addiction from a Partner's
Perspective: A Resource Drain Theory Approach”.
Jessri, M. and V. Kosmidou, and M. Ahuja, (2016) “Corporate Employee Trade-Offs in
Their Decision to Participate in Corporate Ventures", Academy of Management
Conference (San Diego, CA)
Jessri, M. and Manheim-Watson, MB, and M. Ahuja, (2016) “Corporate Employee TradeOffs in Their Decision to Participate in Corporate Ventures", Academy of Management
Conference (San Diego, CA)
Ahuja, M. and M. Tarafdar (2015) “Micro Role Transitions and IT affordances: Balancing
the Influence of IT use on Well-being” IFIP 8.2 (Dallas, TX)
Ma, D., E. S. Mattingly, T. Kushev, M. Ahuja (2013), “Entrepreneurial Persistence:
Family Business Focus on Nonfinancial Benefits”, Academy of Management Conference,
Lake Buena Vista (Orlando, FL).
Mattingly E.S; T. Kushev, M. Ahuja, D. Ma (2013), “Entrepreneurial Experience,
Metacognitive Experience, Metacognitive Knowledge and Persistence
Researchoriented”, Academy of Management Conference, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando, FL).
Bock, GeeWoo; Ahuja, M., Suh, Ayoung; Yap, Lee Xia (2013) “Sustainability of a Virtual
Community: Integrating Individual and Structural Dynamics” IEEE International
Technology Management Conference & 19th ICE Conference on Information Systems
(AIS), (Pittsburgh, PA).
Sarker, S., M. Ahuja, S. Sarker (2011), “Work-Life Balance of the Globally Distributed
Software Development Workforce”, Academy of Management Conference (San Antonio,
TX).
Robert, L., M. Dennis, and M. Ahuja, “Testing and Extending the Capabilities-Based
Theory of Technology Use in Diversity Teams,” IS-CoRE, 2010
Big Ten Information Systems Research Symposium (2005), School of Business
Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, “Managing Virtuality: Virtual
Communities, Teams, and Workers”, (Milwaukee, WI).
Fifth Fall Conference on Managing Information Technologies at Oakland University,
Rochester, Michigan (2002). Paper presented: “Organizational Commitment and
Turnover of Virtual Workers: Examining the Effects of Work-family Conflict,
Autonomy, and Workload”, (Rochester, MI).
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Ahuja, M., L. Robert, K. Chudoba, D. H. McKnight (2003), “Identity Formation among
Virtual Workers”, Academy of Management Conference, (Seattle, WA).
Virtual Teams Research Teleconference
(www.virtualteamsresearch.org).
(2002),
“Identity
in
Virtual
Teams”,
Saunders, C. and M. Ahuja (2000), “Virtual Teams: A Framework”, Academy of
Management Conference, (Toronto, Canada).
Galvin, J., D.H. McKnight, and M. Ahuja (2000), “Does Experience Counteract the Effects
of Dispositions to Trust and Distrust on Cooperation in Project Teams”, Academy of
Management Conference, (Toronto, Canada).
Thatcher, J. and M. Ahuja (2000), “Intention to Explore Information Technology: An
Examination of the Effects of Task Environment and Differences across Genders”,
Academy of Management Conference, (Toronto, Canada).
PANEL PRESENTATIONS
"Understanding the "I" in Virtual” (2017), Academy of Management Conference
(Atlanta, GA), August.
Work: How Individuals Contribute to Virtual Work Effectiveness"Member, (2013)
“Simulation in Information Systems Research”, panel presentation with Jungpil Hahn,
Steven L. Johnson, Gerald C Kane, Ning Nan, Yuqing Ren, Ritu Agarwal, Samer Faraj,
Kalle Lyytinen, Academy of Management Conference (Orlando, FL), August.
Member, Senior Scholars Panel, (2012) “Passing the Torch – Leadership from initiating
the field to building on tradition (panel presentation with Robert Zmud, Kalle Lyytinen,
and Bernard Tan, International Conference on Information Systems, (Orlando, FL),
December.
Member, ISR Editorial Panel, (2008), DIGIT, Paris, France, December.
Member, “Workforce Diversity in the IT Profession: Recognizing and Resolving the
Shortage of Women and Minority Employees” (2006), panel presentation with M.
Gallivan, M. Adya, and P. Hoonakker, ACM Special Interest Group on Management
Information Systems and Computer Personnel Research (SIGMIS/CPR), Ponoma, CA,
May 2006.
Member, “Identity Formation in Virtual Teams”, (2002), panel presentation with B.
Crisp, J. Matthews, D. Robey, and G. Schwarz, and A`. Shulman, Academy of
Management Conference, Denver, August.
Chair, “Overworked and Isolated? Effects of Situational and Organizational Factors on
Turnover of Virtual Workers”, (2001), panel presentation with K. Chudoba, S.
Jarvenppa, and A. Witt) Academy of Management Conference, Washington D. C.,
August.
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Chair, “Investigating Virtual Groups through Social Network Analysis”, (1997), panel
presentation with R. Rice., and A. Kambil, International Conference on Information
Systems, Atlanta, December.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2017), “Mobile-Addiction from a
Partner's Perspective: A Resource Drain Theory Approach”.
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (2017), “Mobile-Addiction from a
Partner's Perspective: A Resource Drain Theory Approach”.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017), “The Best Way to Have a Good
Idea is to Have a Lots of Ideas: Customer Co-Creation, Partner Sourcing, and
Knowledge Creation for Innovation”.
Greater Louisville Incorporated, Cyber Security day (2016).
University of California, Irvine (2014), “Work-Life Balance of Distributed Software
Development Personnel: A Multi-Country, Multi-Method Investigation”.
California State University, Long Beach (2014), “Work-Life Balance of Distributed
Software Development Personnel: A Multi-Country, Multi-Method Investigation”.
Shidler Scholar, University of Hawaii, Manoa, College of Business (2014) ““Work-Life
Balance of the Globally Distributed Software Development Workforce”.
Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India (2014), “Emerging Pedagogies in Business
Education”
Peter Drucker School of Management, Claremont University (2014), “Mobile
Technologies and Work-Life Balance of the Globally Distributed Software Development
Workforce”.
Hubman Visiting Scholar, Washington State University, College of Business (2013),
“Mobile Technologies and Work-Life Balance of the Globally Distributed Software
Development Workforce”.
State University of New York at Buffalo, College of Business (2011), “Work-Life Balance
of the Globally Distributed Software Development Workforce”.
National University of Singapore, School of Computing (2011), “Work-Life Balance of
the Globally Distributed Software Development Workforce”.
NATO conference on Improvised Online Communications Networks, (Sponsor: Central
Investigative Agency, Host: MITRE Corporation) (2007), “Network Structure of Online
Communities”.
Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics, Indiana University, (2006), “Knowledge
Integration in Offshore Outsourced projects”.
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Michigan State University, (2006) “Offshore Outsourced Projects: Integrating Social
Exchange and Control Theoretic Perspectives”.
Ohio State University, Center for Information Technology Management (2004)
“Managing Virtuality: Communities, Teams, and Individuals”. Streaming video
available at http://fisher.osu.edu/citm/projects/projects.html.
Central Florida University, Information Systems Department, Ph.D. seminar (2003),
“Virtual Communities, Teams, and Work”.
Ohio State University, Information Systems Department (2003), “Factors Influencing
Organizational Commitment and Turnover of Virtual Workers”.
National University of Singapore, School of Computing (2002), “Overworked and
Isolated? Predicting the Effect of Work-family Conflict, Autonomy, and Workload on
Organizational Commitment and Turnover of Virtual Workers”.
Indiana University, School of Library and Information Science (2002), “Intention to
Explore Information Technology: An examination of the Effects of Task Environment
and Differences across Genders”.
University of Pittsburgh, Information Systems Department (2001), “Effect of Workfamily Conflict, Autonomy, and Workload on Organizational Commitment and
Turnover of Virtual Workers”.
New York University, Information Systems Department (1995), “The Effects of Tasks,
Role, and Information Type on Group Structure and Communication Patterns of
Distributed Groups: A Longitudinal Study”.
WORKING PAPERS
Ahuja, M., J. R. Kuhn, and J. M. Mueller, “Methodological Issues in Designing Event
Studies Related to IT Value” to be submitted to MIS Quarterly.
Ahuja, M. and P. Patel, “The role of Network Capacity, Network Modularity,
Absorptive Capacity in Product Innovation”, to be submitted to Information Systems
Research.
Goyal, S., Ahuja, M., Kankanhalli, A., “The Best Way to Have a Good Idea is to Have a
Lots of Ideas: Customer Co-Creation, Partner Sourcing, and Knowledge Creation for
Innovation”, to be submitted to the Journal of MIS.
Maruping, L. and Ahuja, M., “Offshore Project Context, Contracts and Team Structure”,
to be submitted to MIS Quarterly.
Patel. P., M. Ahuja, and Suh, A., “The Right Tool for the Job: The Task-Technology
Model of Media Use in Digital Activism”, to be submitted to MIS Quarterly.
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Ahuja, M. and V. Bartelt, “Work-life Balance in IT Professions: The Effects of
Promotional Mentoring, Interest, and Self-Efficacy”, to be submitted to European
Journal of Information Systems.
Galvin, J., D.H. McKnight, and M. Ahuja, “Building Trust and Cooperation in Virtual
Systems Development Teams: Dispositional and Institutional Trust Foundations”, to be
submitted to Journal of Management Information Systems.
Balaji, S., M. Ahuja, and C. Ranganathan, “Offshore outsourced projects: integrating
social exchange and control theoretic perspectives” (draft ready).
Ahuja, M., “Knowledge Sharing and Coordination in Software Development
Communities of Practice: A Social Network Perspective”, to be submitted to IEEE
Transactions of Professional Communication (final edits).
M. Ahuja, “Control Mechanisms in Offshore Outsourced Projects”, target journal
European Journal of Information Systems (second draft).
Agarwal, R. and M. Ahuja, “Network Characteristics, Media Choices, and Performance
of Virtual Software Development Teams”, to be submitted to Organizational Behavior
and Human Decision Processes (second draft).
Ahuja, M. and V. Choudhury, “Knowledge Integration and the Structural Evolution of a
Virtual Group: An Empirical Examination”, to be submitted to The Data Base for
Advances in Information Systems (second draft).
Galvin, J., M. Ahuja, and R. Agarwal, “Dispositional and Situational Influences on
Cooperation in Virtual Teams: The Mediating Role of Trust”, target journal
Organization Science (second draft).
INTERNAL GRANTS
2015
2014
2011
2011
2011
2010
2006
2005
2005
2004
College of Business Research Initiative Grant, University of Louisville
(competitive), $3000.
College of Business Research Initiative Grant, University of Louisville
(competitive), $1630.
College of Business Research Initiative Grant, University of Louisville
(competitive), $2,900.
Summer Research Grant (Productivity- and proposal-based), $16,000.
College of Business Research Initiative Grant, University of Louisville
(competitive), $2,500.
Summer Research Grant (Productivity- and proposal-based), $16,000.
Summer Research Grant (Productivity-based), $14,000.
Summer Research Grant (Productivity-based), $13,000.
Grant-in-Aid of Research, Indiana University (competitive), $2,437.
Ford Motor Company Course Preparation grant for S400, Indiana
University, $1,500.
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2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
Ford Motor Company Course Preparation grant for S510, Indiana
University, $4,000.
Distance Learning Course Preparation grant (competitive), Florida State
University, $8,000.
Distance Learning Course Preparation grant (competitive), Florida State
University, $8,000.
Summer Research College Grant (competitive), Florida State University,
$10,000.
First Year Faculty Summer Research University Grant (competitive),
Florida State University, $9,000.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Editorial Roles
Senior Editor, MIS Quarterly (2014-current)
Guest Senior Editor, Journal of AIS (2013-current)
Review Board member, Journal of AIS (2013-current)
Associate Editor, MIS Quarterly (2010-14)
Associate Editor, Information Systems Research (2006-08)
Guest Associate Editor, Management Science (2006)
Guest Co-Editor, Special Issue on Virtual Work Environments, Information, Technology,
and People (2005-06)
Guest Co-Editor, Special Section on Virtual Work Environments, Database for Advances in
Information Systems, (Winter 2004)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Association of Information Systems, Special Issue of
in Honor of the Scholarship of Gerry DeSanctis (2006-07)
Editorial Board Member, Decision Sciences (2005-06)
Conference Leadership and Service
Mentor, Doctoral Student Consortium, ICIS, Dublin, Ireland (2016)
Mentor, Junior Faculty Consortium, AMCIS, San Diego (2016)
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Mentor, Junior Faculty Consortium, ICIS, Milan, Italy and AMCIS, Chicago, USA (2013)
Past Division Chair, OCIS Division of the Academy of Management (2012-13)
Division Chair, OCIS Division of the Academy of Management (2011-12)
Division Chair-Elect, OCIS Division of the Academy of Management (2010-11)
Program Chair, OCIS Division of the Academy of Management (2009-10)
Placement Chair, International Conference on Information Systems Conference (ICIS),
Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), (2010)
Program Committee Member, International Conference on Information Technology, Systems
and Management (ITSM 2011)
Representative-at-large, Executive Council, Organization Communication and
Information Systems (OCIS) division, Academy of Management (elected for the period
2003-06)
Chair, Mini-track on Virtual Work Environments, HICSS (2002-07)
Associate Editor, International Conference on Information Systems (2000-03, 2006, 2008)
Associate Editor, Organization Communication and Information Systems (OCIS)
division, Academy of Management (2007-08)
Program Committee, The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) 8.2
Working Group on Information Systems in Organizations, Working Conference on
Virtuality and Virtualization (2007).
Program Committee, Information Resource Management Association (1999, 2000, 2001,
2002-03)
Program Committee, INFORMS Conference on Information Systems & Technology
(2002, 2003)
Program Committee, ACM’s Special Interest Group Computer Personnel Research
(1997)
Proceedings Co-Editor, the Inaugural Americas Conference on Information Systems (1995)
Publicity Chair, ACM’s SIGCPR Conference (2005)
Member, INFORMS, Academy of Management, Association of Information Systems,
Association of Computing Machinery, ACM’s SIGCPR
Ad-hoc Reviewer
Journals
Information Systems Research (ISR); Management Science; MIS Quarterly (MISQ);
Organization Science; Academy of Management Journal; Communications of the ACM;
Journal of AIS; Information and Management; European Journal of Information Systems;
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Journal of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management; Journal of Computer
Mediated Communication; Information, Technology, and People
Conferences
International Conference on Information Systems Conference (ICIS), Americas
Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Academy of Management Conference
(AoM), ACM’s Special Interest Group on MIS and Computer Personnel Research
(SIGCPR) conferences
Other
National Science Foundation
INDUSTRY WORK EXPERIENCE
1985-1990
Systems Analyst, Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, NJ.
Designed, implemented and maintained-line mainframe systems using
CICS; designed and maintained databases for on-line applications; led
several design teams for mainframe and micro-based systems; solely
responsible for planning, writing, implementing a large-scale menu-driven
community education system that included capabilities for registration,
billing, and scheduling courses; provided technical support to end-users;
participated in long and short-range information systems planning.
1984
Consultant, Earthhouse Inc., Franklin, NJ.
Recommended, designed and implemented PC-based financial system;
trained users.
1983-1984
Systems Analyst III (Intern), Parks and Recreation Department, New
York, NY.
Participated in planning specifications for a CAD-CAM system for the
New York State Parks and Recreation Department; evaluated vendors;
wrote request-for-proposals.
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
Integration of Systems and the Business
Data Management
Systems Design and Development
Electronic Commerce Strategic Analysis
E-business
Business Telecommunications
Introduction to MIS
Database Management Systems
Graduate
IT Management (MBA Core)
PhD Seminar in Research Methods (I & II)
PhD Seminar in IS Research
PhD Seminar in Experimental
MSIS Capstone Project
Global Learning (MBA Trip)
Decision Support Systems
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Network Management
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMMITTEES
Chair
Mahshid Jessri, University of Louisville (Chair, expected Summer 2017)
Vasiliki Kosmidou, University of Louisville (Chair, expected Summer 2017)
Trayan Kushev, University of Louisville (Chair, graduated Summer 2014, placed at Cal
Poly, Pomona),
Shaunn Mattingly, University of Louisville (Chair, graduated Summer 2014, placed at
Boise State University)
John Galvin, Florida State University (Co-Chair, completed Spring 2000, placed at the
Kelley School of Business, IUPUI)
Member
Cheryl Mitteness (University of Louisville, completed Spring 2009)
B. Sankara, (Indiana University, completed Spring 2008)
Lionel Robert, Indiana University (completed Summer 2006)
Michael Williams, Indiana University (completed Fall 2004)
Pei-ru Wang, Education Department, Florida State University (completed Spring 2001)
‘Jon (Sean) Jasperson, Florida State University (completed Spring 1999)
Jeffery Landrey, Florida State University (completed Spring 1999)
External Examiner
External Thesis Examiner, Lee Chau Chin, Grace Department of Management, National
University of Singapore
DEPARTMENTAL, SCHOOL, AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
University of Louisville
University:
Member: Scholars Review Committee
Member: Intramural Research Incentive Grant (IRIG) Program review committee
Member: College of Business Dean Search Committee (2012-13)
Member: College of Business Dean Search Committee (2016-17)
College of Business
Member: Ph.D. Redesign Task Force
Member: MBA Committee
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Member: Ph.D. Committee
Member: Research Committee
Computer Information Systems Department
Chair, Curriculum Redesign Committee (2016-17)
Chair, Recruiting Committee (2008-09), Hired Matt Thatcher
Chair, Recruiting Committee (2009-10), Hired Likoebe Maruping
Organized research seminars (2008-2016)
As Department Chair, oversaw a complete overhaul of curriculum design; introduced
two CIS concentrations and a new CIS minor
Indiana University
Information Systems Department
Member, Ph.D. Committee (2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)
Member, Curricula Committee (2004-05)
Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee (2002-03)
Coordinator, MIS Research Workshop (2003-04)
Presenter, Introductory sessions about the Computer Information Systems (CIS) major
and the Business Information Systems (BIS) co-major to the freshmen class, X220
(2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)
Supervisor, Directed MSIS Independent Study (Charles Frayer, completed Spring 200102)
Kelley School of Business
Member, Undergraduate Policy Committee (2004-05)
Chair, Mitte Scholarship Committee (2004-05)
Member, Kelley Scholars and Honors Program Committee (2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05,
2005-06)
Examination Chair for dissertation proposal of Tobias Schenherr, Operations and
Decision Technologies Department
Faculty advisor, The MBA E-business Club (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04)
Mentor, Kelley Scholars Program (2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)
Indiana University
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Consulting member, Steering Committee for a feasibility study for the Institute
for the Study of Women in Higher Education conducted by Sharon Brehm,
Senior Advisor to University President Adam Herbert (2004-05)
Florida State University
University
Advisor, Renaissance club
College
Member, COEFRS (College Research Grant Competition) committee (1998-99)
Member, TIP (Teaching Incentive Program) committee (1998-99)
Member, Scholarship committee (1999-2000, 2000-01)
Member, Appeals committee (1999-2000, 2000-01)
Member, Sesquicentennial anniversary celebration committee (2000-01)
Department
Chair, Curriculum design committee (1998-99)
Undergraduate Advisor (1998-99)
Member, Promotion and tenure committee (Elected) (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99,
2000-01)
Advisor, MIS Association (1999-2000, 2000-01)
Course coordinator
ISM4212 (Database) (1996-2001)
ISM 4113 (Telecommunications) (1998-2001)
Independent studies
Supervisor, six directed independent studies
Community and Public Service
Judge, Science Fair, Jefferson Community Public Schools (2009)
Volunteer, Public Radio, Louisville (2007-09)
Indiana University Children’s Choir
Board Member, Indiana University Children’s Choir (2005-06)
Parent volunteer at the Waycross camp (2004-05)
Parent volunteer at the Bradford Woods (2001-02)
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Member, Organizing Committee, annual INDIC charity dinner, a fund raising event that
supports education of under-privileged girls in India (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04,
2004-05, 2005-06)
Volunteered at Salvation Army distributing toys to families during the holidays (2002)
HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED
2017
2013
2012
2012
2012
2011
2009
2006
2006
1993
1993-1994
1990-1994
1982-1984
1980
College of Business Faculty Research Award, University of Louisville
College of Business Faculty Service Award, University of Louisville
Best Paper Award for 2012, MISQ Executive.
College of Business Faculty Research Award, University of Louisville
Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Conference (OCIS Division)
College of Business Faculty Excellence Award, University of Louisville
College of Business Research Award, University of Louisville
Ranked top 11th IS researchers for the period 1999-2003 (Gallivan and
Benbunan-Fich, 2006)
Best Paper Nomination at HICSS 2006
Doctoral Consortium representative of University of Pittsburgh to the 1993
International Conference on Information Systems Conference (ICIS)
International Business Center (University of Pittsburgh) grant for
dissertation support
Research Assistantship with full tuition at University of Pittsburgh
Research Assistantship with full tuition, Pace University
Third rank (out of 350 students) in the graduating class of 1980 at Indore
University, India
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